Table 4. Results of a choice experiment to determine willingness-to-pay for delivery of environmental services by indigenous people in northern Australia.

Variable

Coefficient

SD

Improved health of native animals and plants

0.95***

0.82***

Good attractiveness for recreation

0.80***

0.61***

Less dependency on government for indigenous people

-0.58***

Declining GHG† emissions

1.25***

1.01***

Constant for SQ‡

-4.29***

2.52***

Annual contribution to PES program

-0.01***

0.01***

Good attractiveness for recreation x Culturally
interested§

0.31*

Declining GHG2 emissions x Culturally interested

0.57***

Improved health of native animals and plants x North
Australia|

-0.53**

Declining GHG2 emissions x North Australia

-0.39*

Model fit:

Log-likelihood

-1334.70

Pseudo R-squared

0.47

Number of observations

2307

Number of respondents

337

Halton draws

120

***, **, * : Significance at 1%, 5%, 10% level† GHG:
Greenhouse Gas‡ SQ: Status quo§ The variable “Culturally Interested” was dummy coded, 1 for those
respondents who were interested in aboriginal traditions and cultures, 0 for
those uninterested (see Results).| The variable “North Australia” was dummy coded, 1 for those respondents who lived in north
Australia, 0 for those who lived in southern Australia.